Automated Build Healthcare Desktop and Server

The guidance covers the customizations that can be made in Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7, as well as the processes for deployment and scripting, or silently installing, application packages as part of the deployment.

This document supports the design, build, and maintenance of a common Desktop and Server using the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit for Windows XP Professional, Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2003 and 2008 in a healthcare environment.

The Automated Build Healthcare Desktop guidance is suitable for any healthcare organization that wishes to understand the best-practice methods for customizing, building and migrating, and securing Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 machines.

The guidance is designed to reduce the complexity of customizing a standard Windows-based workstation, and increase the level of consistency of the desktop environment.